Beach Wedding Weekend by Rachel Magee

Author:Rachel Magee [Magee, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hallmark Publishing
Published: 2019-05-14T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Aiden was sitting on the bottom step of the staircase to the beach when Paige and the girls came down to walk to the rehearsal. Even though she had left him only an hour and a half ago, seeing him again made Paige’s already cheery mood brighten a bit.

“What are you doing here?” Ciera asked.

“I thought you lovely ladies might want an escort to the rehearsal site.”

Ciera’s eyes narrowed. “You mean, the one that’s directly in front of the house where you’re staying?”

Aiden stood and offered a lazy crooked grin. “I was in the area.”

Georgia patted his shoulder as she stepped around him and off the final wooden step into the sand. “I, for one, am happy to see you here. Want to give us a hand with some of this stuff?” She held out the bag containing things she needed for the rehearsal like a bow bouquet she was going to use and the veil she wanted to test out in the sea breeze.

Aiden slung it over his shoulder just in time for Ciera to hand him a large plastic storage bin full of decorating items. Hadley stacked a tote bag on top of it.

Aiden fumbled to organize everything to make it manageable to carry half a mile up the beach. “You realize there are easier ways of getting things to the Merricks’ house. In a car, for example. Or even one of the handy golf carts parked in front of their house.”

Ciera shrugged and slipped off of her sandals, heading down the soft sand. “None of us have a car at the condo and everyone else already left. But lucky for us, my dependable brother is here to help out.”

They all walked through the powdery sand in the direction of Lane’s parents’ house. Georgia chatted nonstop about everything from the setup for the ceremony to what she hoped the weather would be like tomorrow. She was radiant. Paige had never seen her so happy, and it filled her with joy.

They were about halfway between the condo and the beach house when Paige realized Aiden wasn’t with them anymore. She turned to look for him. There, about fifteen yards behind them, he was slowly trudging through the sand with all their stuff like some sort of handsome pack mule. Sweat was beading up on his forehead, but his signature crooked grin was still in place. She stopped and waited for him to catch up.

“What’s in this box?” He motioned to the large plastic bin balanced on one shoulder.

There was a lightness to his voice that added to her joy. “Glass lanterns and shells, I think. It was supposed to go in the car with Georgia’s parents, but they forgot it.”

Aiden paused to wipe at his brow. “And Cici thought she could carry this all the way?”

“No way. We struggled carrying it down the steps. There was a wagon under the stairs we were going to use.”

Aiden stopped and stared at her. “What? Why didn’t you tell me about the wagon?”

“Well, a big, strong guy offered to help us.

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